Corset-waist



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G. A. Mes-GEB.

CORSET WAIS'T.

No. 339,313. Patented Apr. 6,1886..

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No. 339,313. Patented Apr. 6, 1886.

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NrTED STATES Partnr @lirica CHARLQTTE A. MUGEE, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

CORSET-WAlST.

P'ECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,313, dated April 6,1886.

Application! filed May 31, 1881i. Serial No. 133,396. (No model.)

3o the front is formed.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLOTTE A. MoGEE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson,in the county ofJackson and State of Mich- 5 igen, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in CorsetWVaists, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a combined article o of underwear for ladies,which l denominate a colectiva-ist, and the object of the invention isto so construct the article that all of the ribs,

steels, or other sti'fiening parts or appliances can be convenientlyremoved, in order that the 5 garment may be conveniently laundered asoften as the wearer desires.

To this end theinvention consists in certain details of construction,which will be hereinafter fully explained.

Figure 1 is a front view of the corset-waist, the front edges beingclasped together. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the steels or springs inposition for being removed from their casings or pockets, part of theouter sides of these casings being broken away. Fig. 3 is a view of theback. Fig. 4 represents the back piece after being cut and before thecenter pockets or casings are formed.

A B areihe two pieces or sections of which ln the front edge of the partA is a wide pocket, a, formed with its upper end open, as indicated indotted lines at a', Fig. 2. B is the opposite section ol the front,having the corresponding wide pocket, 5 b, open at the top, as at b,Fig. 2, and this section is also provided with a flap, D, which overlapsthe upper part ot' the section A, the latter having buttons e e.

The back piece, C C D, is formed with a central opening extending fromits lower edge upwardly, but terminating some distance below the upperedge of the part D. The edges c c are turned inward and backward andstitched to the parts C, so as to form pockets cc, to re- 45 ceive bonesor steels, these pockets being also open at their upper edges.

The front and back of the sections above dcscribed are united at theirupper ends by shoulder-straps E E.

o Referring to Figs. l and 2, the steel, rib, or

plate F is provided upon one edge with laterally-projecting loops ff,each of which has a keyhole-shaped slot, the loops projecting throughsuitable slits or openings in the front edge 'of the pocket or casing A,and, as will be seen particularly in Fig. 2, the pocket a is so muchwider than the combined width of the steel or plate F and its projectingloops ff that when they (the steel and loops) are moved inwardly theycan be readily removed through the open end cof the pocket. The steel Gis provided upon one of its flat sides with pro* jecting buttonheadedpins g g, which project through openings formed for their reception inthe front wall of the casing to engage with the key-hole-shaped slots inthe loops f f. The width of the pocket b is so much greater than that ofthe steel G that it (the steel) can be easily taken out through the openend Z1 of the pocket.

g g are eyelets, to prevent wear upon the holes formed in the pocketsfor the reception of the buttonhcaded pins, and also to prevent theseholes from being unduly closed up or otherwise distorted intoobjectionable shape during the process of laundering.

H isalaeing, by which the edges ofthe throat or opening in the back ofthe corset may be drawn toward each other, for the purpose of adjustingthe circumference of the corset to suit the person of the wearer.

All of the other pockets in which bones, steels, or other stiifeningsare placed are likewise made open at their upper ends, and, bypreference, there is but one thickness of rnaterial, except at thepockets or casings andthe seams.

From an examination of the drawings and the above description it will bereadily seen that the wearer can easily and quickly remove all thesprings and elasping devices, as well as thelacing, so that the garmentcan be laundered with about the same facility as can an ordinarycorset-cover or other waist, while at the saine time it subserves a veryuseful purpose as a corset from the fact that it contains, or may bemade to contain, as many bones, steels, or other stitfening devices asthe taste or preference of the wearer may suggest.

I do not wish to be limited to the use of my ICO invention in acorsetwaist such as shown, as it a and b being wider than the steels Fand G and will be readily seen that it is equally applicable theirprojections f and g, whereby they (the to corsets differing therefrom inmany features. steels) may be removed, substantially in the Vhat I claimismanner described. r 5 5 The combination of the front section, A, pro-In testimony whereof I affix my signature in vided with the pocket a,having slits in its front presence of two Witnesses. edge, the steel F,provided with loops which l project through the slits in the pockjet a,the CHARLOTTE A MCGEE front section, B, provided with pocket b, andYVitnesses: Io the steel Gr, provided with pins g, which pro- W. F.McGEE,

ject through openings in pocket b, said pockets MELVILLE llIeGlL'lv

